Hillcrest hasn't had much luck against White recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hillcrest Panthers will be playing at home against the White Longhorns at 8:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Hillcrest challenged Molina on Tuesday. Hillcrest came out on top against Molina by a score of 68-56. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 527th, while the Jaguars are ranked 1075th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, White had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 51.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 97-25 victory over the Leopards. The Longhorns have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 22 points or more this season.
Hillcrest pushed their record up to 13-14 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 87.0 points per game. As for White, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Hillcrest came up short against White in their previous matchup back in January, falling 52-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of White's Ardon West, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 21 points and three steals. Now that Hillcrest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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